1978171 - Screen readers announce "Edit" for avatar selector "edit" link

Status: NEW

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[Jared Hirsch [:jhirsch] (he/him) (Needinfo please)]

Attachment: screenshot of VO behavior with avatar "Edit" text

Not a barrier to usage but definitely less than a delightful experience, we might want to either change the string from "Edit" to "Edit avatar" or add a label so that VO makes clear that "Edit, button, Edit your profile" actually refers to an avatar edit, not editing the profile in general.

Comment 1

[Anna Yeddi [:ayeddi]]

While you could overwrite the accessible name of the control via aria-label="Edit avatar", I agree that changing the on-screen string would be the most accessible way to go, because it would be also clearer for users with cognitive disabilities, with focus concerns, and users with low vision with and without magnification software - the on-screen string Edit avatar would make it explicitly clear what exactly will be edited, when the control is activated.